000 FZNT24 KNHC 280938 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF WATERS THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO 21N97W BY MID AFTERNOON THEN REACH FROM NEAR 29N82W TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT MORNING THEN STALL FROM EXTREME S FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN MORNING. TROPICAL STORM RINA CURRENTLY OVER EXTREME NE COASTAL YUCATAN WILL MOVE SLOWLY NNE AND EMERGE OVER WATER LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING THEN TURN SE TONIGHT AND SAT...REACHING NEAR 20.6N 86.1W SAT AFTERNOON AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION THEN MOVE SSE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN. $$ GMZ080-281530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N E OF 94W 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-281530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...AHEAD OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT S OF 23N W OF 95W. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-281530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22.5N E OF 87.5W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE DECREASING TO 40 NM E OF CENTER TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N TODAY AND ALONG FRONT TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-281530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SE OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING